Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Gabrielle Meyer's "A Groom for Josette" is a novella in The Convenient Bride Collection (Barbour, 2015).

Guest Review by Gracie Yost

When one thinks of
getting married, it's most likely because you fell in love with someone and
want to spend the rest of your life with that person. That's how it's supposed
to happen right? Marriages haven't always consisted of two people who fell in
love. In fact, many were nothing more than an arrangement made by two people
born out of necessity.

Our heroine,
Josette Leblanc, finds herself in a precarious position. She has recently learned
that at the stroke of midnight on her half-brothers 21st birthday, her father’s
entire estate and business will be handed over to her half-brother. The thought
of this happening terrifies Josette. Stephen is a known gambler and
incompetent. If he gains control of the estate and business, along withguidance from his mother, not only would
Josette become penniless and homeless, but everything would fall into ruin.

Is there a way for
Josette to secure her fathers legacy? And, in the process save herselffrom a life unimaginable? Mr.Trestle, her
fathers lawyer, informs her of the only way he knows of which could prevent all
this from happening. His answer shocks her, "Get married and return with
the marriage certificate by the deadline and the estate will remain in your
control."

What will Josette
do? She has three weeks in which to find a husband, get married and return with
proof of the union. But how? And, who? Answering a newspaper advertisement for
brides, Josette travels to the town of Little Falls, Minnesota, in search
ofa husband. But, questions remain
heavy in Josette’s mind. Will her family’s heritage prevent her from finding a
husband as it had in the past? As a daughter of a fur trader and an Indian
mother, she knows her chances of finding a husband are slim. But, she retains
her hope and faith in God, that he will see her safely through this turmoil.

Author Gabrielle Meyer

I highly recommend
Gabrielle Meyer's, "A Groom for Josette". You will be on the edge of
your seat as you journey with Josette. You will feel her sadness and share her
joy as Josette’s prayers are answered in a way that she never dreamed or
imagined possible.

21 comments:

Thank you for your comments! I believe that you will truly enjoy this wonderful story a much as I did! There is so much more that I wanted to include in my review,but, I did not want to give away to much....

Tina, it truly is a great story! It seems more often than not that many marriages in the past began this way.It's wonderful reading about what all God can do! Please let me know how you liked this wonderful story after you read it!

Thank you!! I truly did enjoy reading your wonderful Novella! And, it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat as I read it. When I first picked up the book I realized that I would have to read it at one sitting.Congrats again on a truly wonderful Novella!

Nice review! I haven't read any of Gabrielle Meyer's stories yet, even though I have The Most Eligible Bachelor collection. Not enough time lately to read all the books in my TBR. But this collection sounds good.